Laundry treating device

Abstract

Provided is a laundry treating device. The laundry treating device includes: an inner tub configured to accommodate laundry to be treated; and a drying module assembly configured to dry the laundry, wherein the drying module assembly includes a moisture-absorbing passage, the moisture-absorbing passage including a first air inlet and a first air outlet, the first air inlet and the first air outlet being respectively in communication with the inner tub; a circulating fan disposed in the moisture-absorbing passage and configured to form a circulating airflow inside the inner tub and the moisture-absorbing passage; a regenerating passage; a regenerating fan disposed in the regenerating passage and configured to form a dehumidifying airflow inside the regenerating passage; a moisture-absorbing member disposed on the moisture-absorbing passage and the regenerating passage, the circulating airflow and the dehumidifying airflow both flowing through the moisture-absorbing member; and a driving mechanism configured to move the moisture-absorbing member relative to the moisture-absorbing passage and the regenerating passage, wherein the moisture-absorbing member is configured to absorb moisture in the circulating airflow in the process of moving relative to the moisture-absorbing passage and the regenerating passage, and discharge the moisture through the dehumidifying airflow.

1 . A laundry treating device, comprising:
 an inner tub, configured to accommodate laundry to be treated; and   a drying module assembly, configured to dry the laundry, wherein the drying module assembly comprises:   a moisture-absorbing passage, comprising a first air inlet and a first air outlet, wherein the first air inlet and the first air outlet are in communication with the inner tub respectively;   a circulating fan, disposed inside the moisture-absorbing passage and configured to form a circulating airflow inside the inner tub and the moisture-absorbing passage;   a regenerating passage;   a regenerating fan, disposed inside the regenerating passage and configured to form a dehumidifying airflow inside the regenerating passage;   a moisture-absorbing member, disposed on the moisture-absorbing passage and the regenerating passage, the circulating airflow and the dehumidifying airflow both flowing through the moisture-absorbing member; and   a driving mechanism, configured to move the moisture-absorbing member relative to the moisture-absorbing passage and the regenerating passage;   wherein the moisture-absorbing member is configured to absorb moisture in the circulating airflow in the process of moving relative to the moisture-absorbing passage and the regenerating passage, and discharge the moisture absorbed through the dehumidifying airflow;   wherein the drying module assembly further comprises a dehumidifying assembly, and the dehumidifying assembly is disposed on the regenerating passage.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the moisture-absorbing member is provided with a moisture absorbent, the moisture absorbent comprises at least one of zeolite, alkali metal aluminosilicate, lithium chloride, silica gel, modified silica gel or activated alumina; and   the dehumidifying assembly is configured to desorb moisture absorbed by the moisture absorbent, and the dehumidifying assembly comprising at least one of a heating assembly, an ultrasonic generator or a microwave generator.   
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the moisture-absorbing member comprises a moisture-absorbing rotary plate; the driving mechanism is configured to cause the moisture-absorbing rotary plate to rotate relative to the moisture-absorbing passage and the regenerating passage; the moisture-absorbing rotary plate comprises a moisture-absorbing region and a regenerating region, wherein the moisture-absorbing region is a region on the moisture-absorbing rotary plate through which the circulating airflow flows, and the regenerating region is a region on the moisture-absorbing rotary plate through which the dehumidifying airflow flows; and   the drying module assembly further comprises a heating assembly disposed on the regenerating passage and covering the regenerating region.   
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the moisture-absorbing member further comprises an upper peripheral clamping housing, a lower peripheral clamping housing and a circumferential shock absorber, wherein the circumferential shock absorber is disposed on an outer circumference of the moisture-absorbing rotary plate or an inner circumference of the housing, and the moisture-absorbing rotary plate and the circumferential shock absorber are clamped and fixed by the upper peripheral clamping housing and the lower peripheral clamping housing. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein a first sealing ring is disposed on an outer circumference of a junction between the upper peripheral clamping housing and the lower peripheral clamping housing. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein
 drive teeth are disposed on an outer circumference of the upper peripheral clamping housing or an outer circumference of the lower peripheral clamping housing; and   the driving mechanism is a drive motor, a gear is disposed on an output end of the drive motor, and the gear is meshed with the drive teeth to cause the moisture-absorbing member to rotate.   
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the drying module assembly comprises a lower housing, the lower housing is provided with a first mounting part for mounting the moisture-absorbing member, and a first roller is disposed on an inner sidewall of the first mounting part; and   an auxiliary rotating ring is disposed on the outer circumference of the upper peripheral clamping housing or the outer circumference of the lower peripheral clamping housing, and the auxiliary rotating ring is in rolling fit with the first roller.   
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein a second roller is disposed on a bottom surface of the first mounting part and is in rolling fit with a lower surface of the lower peripheral clamping housing. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein
 a short shaft is disposed in a center of the first mounting part;   the moisture-absorbing member further comprises an upper central clamp, a lower central clamp, and a central end surface shock absorber;   a first hole is defined in a center of the moisture-absorbing rotary plate, a second hole is defined in a center of the upper central clamp, and a third hole is defined in a center of the lower central clamp; and   the upper central clamp and the lower central clamp pass through the first hole to clamp and fix the moisture-absorbing rotary plate; the short shaft pass through the second hole and the third hole, so as to connect the moisture-absorbing member and the lower housing rotatably; and the central end surface shock absorber is disposed between the lower central clamp and the moisture-absorbing rotary plate.   
     
     
         10 . The device according to any one of  claim 3 , wherein the moisture-absorbing rotary plate further comprises a cooling region; and the cooling region is located downstream of the regenerating region and upstream of the moisture-absorbing region along a rotation direction of the moisture-absorbing rotary plate. 
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the drying module assembly comprises a lower housing and an upper housing, wherein the lower housing is provided with a first mounting part for mounting the moisture-absorbing member, the upper housing is provided with a second mounting part for mounting the moisture-absorbing member, and the moisture-absorbing member is rotatably connected inside a space defined by the first mounting part and the second mounting part; and   the first mounting part is provided with a first separator, the second mounting part is provided with a second separator, the second separator is located directly above the first separator, and the first separator and the second separator separate the moisture-absorbing rotary plate into the moisture-absorbing region and the regenerating region.   
     
     
         12 . The device according to  claim 11 , wherein the first mounting part is further provided with a third separator configured to separate a circulating airflow that flows into the moisture-absorbing region. 
     
     
         13 . The device according to  claim 11 , wherein a first sealing member is disposed between the moisture-absorbing member and the first separator and fixed on an upper end surface of the first separator. 
     
     
         14 . The device according to  claim 13 , wherein a second sealing member is disposed between the moisture-absorbing member and the second separator, and the second sealing member is fixed on a lower end surface of the second separator and located directly above the first sealing member. 
     
     
         15 . The device according to  claim 11 , wherein an end surface, opposite to the moisture-absorbing member, of one of the first separator and the second separator is provided with a sealing member, and an end surface, opposite to the moisture-absorbing member, of the other of the first separator and the second separator is not provided with a sealing member and the other of the first separator and the second separator is spaced apart from the moisture-absorbing member by a preset distance. 
     
     
         16 . The device according to  claim 11 , wherein an end surface, opposite to the moisture-absorbing member, of one of the first separator and the second separator is provided with a first sealing member, and the first sealing member is in contact with the moisture-absorbing member; and
 an end surface, opposite to the moisture-absorbing member, of the other of the first separator and the second separator is provided with a second sealing member, the second sealing member is spaced apart from the moisture-absorbing member by a preset distance.   
     
     
         17 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the drying module assembly comprises an upper housing, the heating assembly is disposed on the upper housing, and a heat shield ring and a second sealing ring are disposed between the heating assembly and the upper housing. 
     
     
         18 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the heating assembly comprises a sector-shaped housing, and a mesh plate and a heating pipe which are disposed in the sector-shaped housing, the heating pipe being disposed below the mesh plate, and the mesh plate comprising a plurality of air holes; and   an air inlet is defined in a circumferential side or a radius side of the sector-shaped housing, and the dehumidifying airflow flows through the air inlet, the plurality of air holes in the mesh plate and the heating pipe in sequence, and to the regenerating region.   
     
     
         19 . The device according to  claim 18 , wherein diameters of the plurality of air holes decrease along a flow direction of the dehumidifying airflow. 
     
     
         20 . The device according to  claim 18 , wherein the heating pipe is offset towards a center of the sector-shaped housing relative to the plurality of air holes. 
     
     
         21 - 34 . (canceled)